Bull Race in Kolkata

Farmers participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.

Farmers participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.

Farmers participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.

Farmers participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.

Farmers participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.

Farmers participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.

Farmers participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.

Villagers gather to watch farmers participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.

Farmers gesture as they participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.

Farmers participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.

Farmers participate in a bull race at a paddy field during a monsoon festival in Altekhali village, some 110 kms south of Kolkata, on June 20, 2013. Farmers participate in the race in the belief that participation before ploughing their fields will bring good rain and a better harvest. More than a hundred bulls from nearby villages participated in the two-day event.